sold the property to Campagna for $1.25 million. The sale, at , was reported in The New York Times as the "highest ever paid per square foot for property to be used for this class of building". He tore down the house in late 1926 and early 1927, redeveloping the site with a new 11-story apartment building designed by Rosario Candela. The new apartment was completed in 1928. The building featured a maisonette with its own private entrance and address, 888 Fifth Avenue, later owned by Theodore J. Forstmann. References Further reading Upper East Side Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan Fifth Avenue Houses in Manhattan